Gene clue to how cancer spreads

For all the following people in my circle of friends and family who have died from cancer since 2000, I hope they find a cure: MomDadAunt BettyAunt DeanFranOdieLindaBillCarlaRonJanice Those who have survived, so far: Courtney, my two yr old cousin, has leukemia, now four and...

GMO Cotton May Be Future Source Of Protein

Cotton may be a source of protein for humans in the future, as genetic modification has produced plants free of toxins.Cotton is grown by more than 20 million farmers, and accounts for around 40% of the fiber used for making clothing, and its seeds are an excellent source of...

Scientist Aims to Turn Chickens into Dinosaurs

After the extinction of dinosaurs from hundred million years ago, a Canadian paleontologist aims to create live dinosaurs by manipulating chicken embryos. Hans Larsson, a researcher in macro evolution at McGill University in Montreal, has spent years hunting for the buried...

Child leukaemia 'genes' revealed

" Genetic flaws that increase the risk of the most common form of childhood leukaemia have been uncovered by British scientists. The three variants each raise the risk by between 30% and 60%, said the Institute of Cancer Research team. But they stressed that other things,...

Domestic dog origins challenged - what about man?

"The suggestion that the domestic dog originated in East Asia has been challenged.The huge genetic diversity of dogs found in East Asia had led many scientists to conclude that domestication began there. But new research published in the journal PNAS shows the DNA of dogs in...

Cloned Dogs Used As Drug Sniffers In South Korea

In the best traditions of science fiction, South Korea is creating a population of working animal clones. Six puppies – all genetic clones of a Labrador retriever skilled at sniffing out contraband drugs – are now in service at the Incheon International Airport and other...

Can you really fall in love at first sight?

According to some scientists, some species can really fall in love at first sight, but it all comes down to genetics. Scientists looked at fruit flies, which can have implications for humans, and found that the female fruit fly are already aware of which males are more...